Wagner's music conquers all qualms in Opera North's Parsifal

Brindley Sherratt (Gurnemanz) and Toby Spence (Parsifal)

Katarina Karnéus (Kundry) and Derek Welton (Klingsor)

Opera North’s production of Wagner’s Parsifal

By Richard Wilcocks, 06 June 2022

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“Swedish mezzo Katerina Karnéus sang Kundry wonderfully, with great emotional conviction”

Reviewed at Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds on 1 June 2022

Wagner, Parsifal

Opera North

Richard Farnes, Conductor

Sam Brown, Director

Stephen Rodwell, Costume Designer

Bengt Gomér, Lighting Designer

Orchestra of Opera North

Chorus of Opera North

Toby Spence, Parsifal

Katarina Karnéus, Kundry

Brindley Sherratt, Gurnemanz

Robert Hayward, Amfortas

Derek Welton, Klingsor

Samantha Clarke, First Flowermaiden / First Group

Kathryn Stevens, First Flowermaiden / Second Group

Victoria Sharp, Second Flowermaiden / First Group

Elin Pritchard, Second Flowermaiden / Second Group

Miranda Bevin, Third Flowermaiden / First Group

Helen Évora, Third Flowermaiden / Second Group

Hazel Croft, A voice from on high

Ivan Sharpe, First knight of the Grail

Richard Mosley-Evans, Second knight of the Grail

Claire Pascoe, First squire

Molly Barker, Second squire

Stuart Laing, Fourth squire

Campbell Russell, Third squire

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Richard Wilcocks

Richard Wilcocks has worked as a journalist, as a teacher and for the British Council. He sings bass with Leeds Festival Chorus.

Wagner's brilliant music conquers all qualms in Opera North's Parsifal